Self-winding hose reel



Jun 12, 1923. l v- 1,458,861

W. A. SPRINGQWSKI SELF WINDING Ho sE REELv Fild Oct. 211" 1922 l. 4 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY VJITNESS:

. June 12, 1923A.

W. A. SPRINGOWSKI SELF WINDING HOSE REEL Filed oct. 21, 1922 4 sheets-sheet 2 ATroRNEY MM2 IO- Junelz, 1923. 1 1,458,861 1 W1 A. SPRINGOWSKI SELF WINDING HOSE REEL June 12, 1923.

1,458,861 W. A. SPRINGWSKI SELF wINDING HosE REEL Filed Oct. 2l. 111922 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 ATTORNEY Patented .l une 12,` 1923..'

Unirse sTAreES] wILLIAM n.' srnmeowsizr' or VLongerlr,c1110;

w"SELE-vTJuvIDIIvG.` HosE REEL.

.iApplcation filed Bomber-21, SerialNo.596,088.` I

To all whom t may concern 1 Be it known y.that I, VILLIAMA., SPRING- owsiin naturalized citizen 'of ULS. ofv America, residing at'Lorain, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in SelfVinding Hose Reels, of which thefollowing is a specification. y An object of'this invention is to produce ifi .a wheeled mount for hose reels, whereby the wheeling of the mount will'revolve the `reel to wind a hose thereon or unwind a. hose therefrom. y 1 y; A further Objectis to producea device of thisl character whereby ythe hose will be; au- .tomatically woundon a reel, .and properly c oiled in such'winding. A

Tothe attainment of theforegoing, and other objectswhich will present themselves .as the nature of the invention is better .unde-rstood-,reference is torbe hadtothe drawings whichaccompany andwhichform part of. this application. Y

In the drawings 3 Figure l is a front `elevation `of one form of 'the improvement.`

y F igurev 2 is a side` elevation. thereof.

Figure 3 is asectional view approximately on the broken' line l3--3 on Figure l.

Figures #L and 5 illustrate details. Y

Figure 6 is a.' front elevationof almodilication. Y .v Figure 7 is a side :elevation `thereof. r

\ Figure8 isa sectional view on thejline -8-8 of- Figure 6., p Y

Referring now to the drawings in detail, and Figures l to 5 in particular, the numeral l .designates a substantially rectangular frame whose outer-end, however, is preferably rounded. The frame is preferably constructed of metal, and also preferably includes upper and lower members; lllhe lower members are indicated for distinction by the numeral 2, and are provided with bearings 8 for a shaft 4, on the ends of which the ground wheels 5 are secured. Secured to the rear of the frame, at the sides/thereof are upwardly extending handles 6, and connected to the handles and also to the frame 0 there are angle brace bars 7 that also provide rests 'for the frame whenthe same is stationary- Above theupper member of the frame.

there is a table 8 which is round in plan and 55 which is centrallyprovided kwith a dependthe reel.-

ingfboss or lug 9 on whose outer face there is secured a beveled gear' l0. The gear:v is centrally formed with a-.depending hubfll thatreceives therein a `pin .l2 upstanding Yen that is secured .to the frame. T he'pin is surfrom a substantially U-shaped'brackety 13 roundedfby an anti-frictional roller .14 which visw'in slightcontactingengagement with the rounded' boreof the hub l1.l

On'the table 1,8 lthere vare secured `angle brackets tov` which are connected 'vertivcally disposed bars 16, lthe lsaid ybars `being surrounded andl being connected'zto spaced rings 17. vThe bars 16 providethe hose reel proper.

the frame.. arefvertically .disposed platesn `or bars 18 which preferably have-,their upper CertainY of they bars or plates 18 have ,the

rollers ,19 journaled inward ofy their upper ends, so that the saidfbars may be projected over thesides andoverthe front ofthe taf' v y y 7o Connected to theupperand lower bars yof I" ble, but, if'desired,.other lba`rs20 may be so;

arranged. VThese projecting bars, indicated by thenumeral fservefascontact elements' .for a .hose

Pivotallysecur'ed to :oneV of'thelside bars 4is .journaled a roller 25.v The hose is deil y signed to travel over .the roller either when lwound vupon or .unwound from the ited in its movement toward the gear 10 by rv.20, as at.f2l1,ztherelis a lever 22, the same Y n being directed bothtoward the handle 6 and reehand by manipulatingl thelever, the hose leanbe properly .coiled around .the vertically. disposed reel. y j y On the shaft 4 there is a beveled gear 26. The gear is slidable onthe shaft, being limy a collar 27 .liXed on'the shaft, and-being limited. in its movement in an opposite div rection'by a similar collar 28; Betweenthef.

collars 27 and 28 the shaft is pro-vided with.l a spline that is .received in a spline-way in the bore ofthe gear 26 and the hub therefor.

21, whenfthe latter is wound on .85

pivoted to the rear of the frame and having a depending lip or detent 3]Y to be received in one of two notches 32 on one of the frame bars. `When the lever is swung to arrange the detentin one of the notches, the gear 26 will be in mesh with the gear l0, so that wheeling of the device will revolve the reel. Of course, the hose may be wound on or unwound from the reel in accordance with the direction of travel of the wheeled support or frame. Also, of course, when the lever is moved to bring the detent into the second notch, the gear 2G will be brought out of mesh with the gear 10 so that the device may be wheeled without imparting motion to the reel or influencing the hose thereon.

In the' remaining figures of the drawings, the frame may besubstantially similar to that just described, the same having journals for a shaft 36 on the ends of which there are keyed ground wheels 37. The frame has secured thereto upwardly eX- tending reaiwardly inclined handles 88 and has also secured thereto a substantially lU-shaped yoke 39, Between the arms of the yoke 39 there are ournalcd stub shafts 40 on which are secured a horizontally disposed reel 41. On one of the stub shafts 40. to one side of the reel there is a sprocket wheel 42 around which is trained a sprocket chain 43 which is also trained around a sprocket wheel 44 keyed or otherwise secured on the shaft 86. The. sprocket wheel 4:2 is loose on the shaft 40 but has one of its ends provided with clutch surface 45 designed to be engaged by a slidable clutch member 46 hav- Ving its bore provided with a keyway for a `key on. the said stub shaft 40. The operating lever for the slidable clutch element 46 is indicated by the numeral 47, and the saine may engage suitable means for holding theclutch element 46 into or out of clutching engagement with the sprocket wheel 42.

It is thought that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction, operation and advantages of the improvement, but it is deemed necesary to add that the nature of the invention is such as to render the same susceptible to changes in size, proportion and details of construction, and therefore the improvement is to be limited only to the scope of the appended claims.

- Having described the invention, I claim l. In a device for t-he purpose set forth, a wheeled frame, a table thereabove, antifrictional bearings therefor, spaced rods secured on the table, rings surrounding and connecting the rods, and said rods and rings providing a hose reel, guard rods to the sides and to the front of the reel supported from the frame, means for revolving the table when the frame is wheeled, means for rendering the said mentioned means inoperative, and means for directing a hose on to or from the reel to coil or uncoil said hose. 2. In a device vfor the purpose set forth, a wheeled frame, a table thereabove, 'antifrictional bearings carried by the frame, for the table, a reel secured on the table, Guard rods in the reel supportedV from the front and sides of the frame, a lever pivotally secured to one of the Side guard rods, a yoke on the outer end thereof, a roller journaled in the yoke designed to receive there-` over a hose to be wound on or unwound from the reel, means for revolving'the table when the frame is wheeled, and means for rendering said mentioned means inoperative.

In a device for the purpose set forth, a wheeled frame, members projecting therefrom having anti-frictional rollers journaled in the upper ends thereof, a table resting on the rollers, a gear having a hub secured on the under face of the table, a roller supported from the frame and received in the bore of the hub, a reel secured on the table, guard bars for the reel supported at the front and the sides of the table, a lever pivotally secured to one of said side bars, anti-frictional means on the end thereof for receiving a hose to be wound on or unwound from the reel.y a gear slidable in a keyway on the shaft for the wheeled frame, means limiting the sliding of the gear Vin two dircctions, lever operated means for moving the gear in mesh with the first mentioned gear or out of engagement therewith, and means for latching the lever when moved to either of such positions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM A. SPRINGOWSKI. 

